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Feb. 20, 1940. s 2,190,803

CONTAINER Filed Sept. 10, 1937 INVENTOR. Rio/ward L. fia ra 4 structure with which the door may be associated. the aperture I0 and at such, times, the door 40 4 disclosedin connection with a bread box and as generally parallel with the top 5 of the con- 45 .55 the end walls however, is the same on both tachedto the end walls 9. As shown in Fig.1, 55

Patented Feb.20,1940 p 2,190 03.;

. UNITED STATES PATENT o sFiCE.

Richard. L. Sayre, Cincinnati Ohio, assignor to The Heekin Can Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Applicationlsoptember 10, 1937;,Serial No. 163.275; 1

2 Claims (01. 220-34) This invention relates .to a noveltype of closure sides, as will. be described, and: hence: the dis means adapted for use with a wide variety of. closureof;thestructure of thereceptacleat one structures, but. particularly. disclosed. herein as end will sufiicefor-both. associatedwith a. container such asa bread box. The front wall 1* of; they container: isflshown Amobject. of the invention is to provide a cloas arcuately formedand: is providedywith anaac- 5 sure; means which, upon opening thereof, moves oess, aperture It; the portionstof the front walls intoan opened position close to. the top; of the l bordering said; aperture beingpreferably curled structure, box or: container withwhich. it is asorrolledas indicated at M.

sociated; so that the space within is conserved for A panel 5 or door, I 2:for.-c1osing.the aperturewlfl-r ,tstorageandrother suitable purposes. is positioned within theareceptacle and .is arcuh."

Another: object: is to provide closure means of. ately formed. to correspond: withthefrontz wall this kind, of, extremely simple construction sol of the container. The doorhasiits top andxihotthat the device embodying said means is adapted tom. edges.preferably curled', as indicated? at l3 forlow. manufacturingcost and for low consumer and; whereby suitable bearings or journals are: l5:...cost commensuratewith theusual, prices on .relaformed for the reception of. arms which support 156::

tively cheap articles such as bread boxes. l thedoor; as will'now bexdescribed.

These and other objects are attained by the These arms mayconsistof; suitable lengths of means,describedghereinrand illustrated in the acwire,,or;the like, the wires being bent atsone end". companying drawing in which: i for providing an insert to be introduced into the 9 Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view through journals [3 and M. A pair of arms I5 and I8 20 a bread box having associated therewith a closure is thus provided at each side of the door, one means of this invention. arm adjacent the upper and the other adjacent vFig. 2 is a similar view showing the closure the lowerextremity of the door. The opposite means as adapted to a box of different shape. ends of each pair of arms are connected to the Heretofore, closure means of the type herein end walls 9 of the receptacle, each pair of arms contemplated have involved. simply the pivoting being attached to the end wall adjacent thereto.

of the door or panel at one point at each side of Thus, arm [5, pivotally connected to an upper .the door so that the opening and closing movecorner of the door, has its opposite end pivotally ment thereof was a simple arc concentric with attached as at l6 to the adjacent end wall 9.

the pivot points. In a receptacle particularly For this purposeQthe arm l5 may have its end 30 adapted for storage, the arcuate movement of bent to form an eye which is mounted upon a the door resulted in the opened door projecting suitable stud ll secured to the end wall 9. Simirearwardly and downwardly through the recep larly, arm I8 associated with a lower corner of tacle to a considerable extent thereby restrictingv the door, may have its other end similarly conthe storage space within. nected as at IS with the same end wall 9 but The present invention provides for mounting 1 separate and independent from the end wall cona door for hinged movement upon an eccentric nection of the arm I5. i are so that the door, in opened position, lies close By m a s o these Pivotal c n ti s. t to and generally parallel with the upper or top door IZ may be swung toward and away from The problem solved by this invention, of course, moves upon an eccentric are rather than upon has been encountered in numerous types of strucan ordinary concentric arc, with the result that, tures, to all of which the present invention has in the opened position, the door l2, as seen in obvious. application. However, it is particularly dotted lines, Fig; 1, lies relatively close to and such will now be further described in detail. tainer.. N i

The bread box or similar receptacle as disclosed A handle a ed adjacent the bottom in Fig. 1, may be formed ofsheet metal comprisedge of the door l2, serves as an abutment for ing two sections I and 2 connected along suitable limiting p d and downward movement of the seams. as at 3 and 4 and formed to provide top (1001 by Contact i t upper and lower rolled 50 and bottom walls 5 and 5 respectively, front and edges ll ofthe access aperture.

rearwalls l and 8 respectively, and endwalls 9, The interior space is thus. conserved for sto"- only one of the latter being seen in the crossage and ample room is provided-for such addisectional view. The structure associated with. tional equipment as a shelf 20 which may be atthe arms l and H! are bent as at 2| and 22,

intermediate their ends, in order to preclude interference with the shelf 20 when the door is open and the arms swung upwardly. It will like- In this instance too, the door 26, in itsopened.

position, is permitted, by virtue of the characteristic pivotal mounting of this invention, to approach more closely the top of the container and to lie generally parallel therewith, in a manner which would not be possibleif the door were provided, as in older methods, with the ordinary single pivot on each side.

The door, in thisform of structure, enters entirely within the container, upon opening of the door. Inthis instance, the handle 30 serves merely as an abutment'for' limiting the doors xmovement to its proper closed position.

It is obvious that the form of the container may be ,varied in accordance with particular requirements, the two forms, shown herein being merely suggestive. 'The structure of this invention is sturdy and'simple, making for efficiency of manufacture and extended usefulness.

What is claimed is: 1. A bread box or the like comprising a container having top, bottom, front, rear and end walls, the fr'ont wall having an access aperture therein forming the major portion of the front wall area, a door adapted to close said aperture,

and means to mount the door in the container on said end walls for hinged movement toward and away from said aperture, the mounting means comprising two pairs of arms pivotally connected by one end to the door, one pair at each side edge thereof and one arm of each pair being attached adjacent the upper and the other arm adjacent the lower extremity of the door, the other ends of the arms-being pivotally C0111 nected to the end wall adjacent thereto, said latter connections being separate and independent for elfecting, upon upward swinging of the door, an eccentric arcuate movement thereof into opened position relatively close to the top wall of the container.

2. A bread box or the like comprising top and end walls and a front wall formed with an access opening, a one-piece door for said opening, and means to mount the door within the vbox for hinged movement toward and away from pivotally connected by one end to the door, one

pair at each side edge thereof and one arm of each pair being attached adjacent the upper and the other arm adjacent the lower part of the door, and means for pivotally connecting the other ends of'tl'ie arms to the end walls adjacent thereto, the end wall connections of the arms of each of said'pairs'being spaced apart and independent, the arms on the lower portions of the a door having. their end wall connections a substantial distance rearwardly of the similar connections of the other arms, whereby the door,

RICHARD L. SAYRE. 

